[Blue Archive] Abydos' Suicidal Hopeful

??? EP.34

"Haa... What am I going to do..."

A day after deciding to uncover what Hoshino and my classmates were hiding, I found myself in deep distress.

 

It wasn't because I couldn't figure it out—I had already figured that out.

The problem was,

"No way... They were preparing a surprise birthday party for me..."

I accidentally found out about the surprise they were planning.

"...."

Last night, I saw it.

"Luckily, Sora-chan didn't seem to notice, right?"

"Yeah. She looked completely clueless."

"Our shopping trip was worth it!"

Staying late at school...

"Hehe~ That's a relief~ Let's keep preparing then."

"We have to make Sora-chan's first birthday special."

I saw them preparing my birthday party behind my back...

"...What am I really supposed to do now..."

It seems I've made an irreversible mistake this time...

They seemed so lively.

After hearing the Sensei's suggestion, I decided to act lively for Hoshino and pretend to be a sickly and frail beautiful girl (just for one day), but...

I decided to try one more thing.

Dropping the polite speech...

And using the term "Big Sister," which I never wanted to use.

The reason I never used polite speech or called Hoshino "Big Sister" was partly out of embarrassment, but more fundamentally, I didn't want to get attached.

If I started using casual speech and constantly calling her "Big Sister," I felt like I might start thinking being Hoshino's little sister wasn't so bad after all...

That's why, no matter what, I tried not to use "Big Sister."

But after a series of big events,

"Sora-chan!!!"

And the failure of a big gamble, I thought I had to pay the price.

"Hoshino-san. No.... B-big sis!"

After over a year since I came here,

I decided to acknowledge that I was Hoshino's little sister.

*

...But,

"Hehe~ Sora-chan~ Sora-chan~"

"Um, well... b-big sis, I'm sorry... but I c-can't... breathe..."

"Hehe~"

It seems the effect was too good.

Just a little while ago,

"Hehe?! S-Sora-chan... What did you just say..."

"...Don't m-make me say it twice...! B-big sis..."

"S-Sora-chan...!"

When I used the term "big sis," her face lit up with a smile,

"Uhehe, Sora-chan~"

"...Ugh! W-wait...! Just loosen your grip a little..."

And she hugged me tightly.

But the problem is, I don't have my halo right now.

"U-ugh... I... can't... breathe..."

Thanks to that, I couldn't breathe at all under Hoshino's usual hug strength.

"H-Hoshino senpai?! Sora senpai's face is turning red!"

Luckily, Serika noticed something was wrong, but

"Hehe~ Sora-chan~"

"S-senpai?!"

Hoshino, whose mouth was curled up to her ears at the "big sis", didn't hear Serika's voice.

And in the end,

"Ah... Ahhh..."

'Ah, I'm screwed. I'm definitely going to pass out...'

I felt my consciousness fading,

"S-Sora senpai!?"

And just like that, I lost consciousness.

.

..

...

"...Why am I here again..."

What happened this time... When I came to, I was standing in the same completely black space as before.

"I really wish they'd stop doing this."

As if not having my halo wasn't enough, don't call me out here for something trivial.

"...But wait, where is she again?"

If she called me, she should hurry up and show herself. I looked around, but there was no sign of Yume.

"Sigh... Um, Yume? Yume-san? If you called someone, you should come out quickly instead of... Huh?"

Finally, I called out for Yume, and a figure resembling Yume started to appear in the distance.

"Why does she have to be so far away..."

I grumbled at the distant Yume and walked towards her,

"Yume... What... What the..."

I saw it.

"...W-who are you? Why..."

It wasn't Yume's form,

"Why do you look like me...?"

But a figure that looked exactly like me, Takanashi Sora.

'Could it be... Yume?'

No. For some reason, I knew this wasn't Yume.

But then, how could such a being exist? This space should only have me and Yume.

"Hmm? Me? You mean me?"

Then, the figure, hearing my words, answered in my own voice and looked at me.

"Well... to put it simply..."

It said with a disturbing smile.

"I am you, Takanashi Sora."

"No, #%#$"